Between Ten and Six
Rating [rating=3] Reviewed by Michaela Clement Hayes A flat in North London. A ticking clock. Pea stew. Snap. Death. Socially awkward Charlie (Chris Mayo who also wrote the play) has finally found somewhere to live and at first look it seems ideal, but is his live-in landlord Ed (Owen Llewelyn) really what he […]
Beautiful Thing
Wilma’s Rating [rating=5] The stars were out in full force at last nights press night for Beautiful Thing at the Arts Theatre. Paparazzi lined the entrance way to the theatre to catch a snap of people like Kimberley Walsh, Gok Wan, Gabby Roslin, Melanie Sykes as well as some of the original cast members of […]
The Life of Stuff
Wilma’s Rating [rating=3] The Life Of Stuff is a dirty, gritty play that is not for the faint hearted. Performed at Theatre 503 (above the Latchmere pub in Clapham Juction) this intense piece of theatre is heightened by the smallest stage I have ever seen. It can’t have been more than 2×2 metres and […]
Love vs Hate
Rating [rating=3] Reviewed by Frances Revel Misery loves company. I’d never fully understood that phrase, but after my Monday night at the Tristan Bates theatre watching Love vs Hate I get exactly what it means. The concept was fun, and interesting. Two plays. One about love (by men) and one about hate (by women). […]
Sleeping Arrangements
Adam Pettigrew (Wicked, Avenue Q) and Jenny Gayner (Chicago, Spamalot) are appearing in Sleeping Arrangements at the Landor Theatre, London 17th April – 12th May. They sat down for Tea With Wilma to talk about themselves and the show. Click here to see who else has had Tea With Wilma
Once
Wilmas Rating [rating=4] Ever since I saw the film Once, I have been trying to give the DVD away to anyone and everyone who visits my house. So far, no luck and it is still cluttering up my home (somewhere). Obviously I wasn’t a fan and so I was not convinced that Once the musical […]
Princess Mononoke
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Holly Raeburn Most films are a hard task to translate to the stage and Princess Mononoke is certainly ambitious. A two and a half hour Japanese animation by studio Ghibli, Hayo Miyazaki’s story of myths, forest spirits, battles and gods addresses the fundamental point of man versus nature and the […]
Lady of the lake
Today brings the joyous news that actress Bonnie Langford will return to play the Lady of the Lake in the West End production of Spamalot from 6th May 2013. Bonnie played the role on the 2011 UK tour and then opened the shows short West End transfer at the Harold Pinter Theatre in April 2012. […]
Streets: A New Kind of Musical
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Tony Peters It’s something of a bold claim calling your play “a new kind of musical”. But while the idea of a disenfranchised youth fighting against a system that has all but given up on them is not totally new, this is a powerful, sometimes brutal and often moving work. […]
Billie Holiday Story
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Michaela Clement Hayes Cast your minds back to April 1915, the year that Billie Holiday was born. Life was very different for everyone then, especially a girl who seemed to find trouble wherever she looked. My dad used to listen to Billie Holiday when I was younger, but I didn’t […]